Secondary education, teachers in South Africa
South Africa: Secondary education, teachers was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in South Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 60.5% for secondary education, teachers in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in South Africa peaked at 63.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2000.
That places South Africa 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.1% | — |
| 1998 | 50.1% | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 50.1% | 63.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 49.8% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 58.0% | 58.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 59.2% | 60.8% | 4 |
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More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.45 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in South Africa?
- Secondary education, teachers in South Africa was 60.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for secondary education, teachers?
- South Africa ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.